Dec 15, 2013
CUBA MI ISLA RICA AND MY CONNECTION TO THE UNIVERSE
There is no greater sorrow than recalling happy times when we are sad Dante Thinking about Cuba, for me is never sad, but the powerful forces that draw me to…
Stories
Field notes from the road
Medicine, culture, travel, food, healing, and human stories from my archive. Start with a trail, search for a memory, or move by year.
Roads, meals, clinics, and human encounters.Archive into inquiry
These field notes are not only memory. They are the ground from which my new field inquiries begin.
The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
Dec 15, 2013
CHANCE FAVOURS A PREPARED MIND.. IN THIS CASE SIMILAR THINKING MINDS.. A CONCLUDING NOTE FROM OMAN
Things happen for a reason. Who would have thought that a smile that was returned on a cold morning in March 2012 at Omaha Airport would have led to so…
Dec 15, 2013
GRATITUDE LIST: HOW IT MAY HELP YOU!
GRATITUDE LIST ENHANCE ENJOYMENT OF BEING ALIVE Thinking of MM in BE, MC in KL, CL in CWB Do you have a mother, doctor? Yes, I do When was the…
Dec 15, 2013
MIAMI THE MOST CULTURALLY DIVERSE CITY
Miami holds the distinction, unique in this planet, of having the largest number of inhabitants born outside the USA! So unless one is fairly young, you can assume that the…
Nov 15, 2013
THE JEWISH IDENTITY IN DIASPORA
The Jewish Identity in Diaspora The Economist, published weekly, has to be one of the best brain foods that is published that frequently in the English Language. I have great…
Nov 15, 2013
Thinking of Buenos Aires…
Mi Buenos Aires Querido Poverty and Elegance in the South The signs are everywhere. Even upscale neighborhood’s are covered with graffiti. And there are no constructions going on.. And lots…
Nov 15, 2013
TRAVELLING IN AMERICA: ENJOY THE VAGARIES OF CAPITALISM
TRAVELLING IN AMERICA: ENJOY THE VAGARIES OF CAPITALISM Almost always, my friend the Sage of Sioux City would say, Capitalism rewards the wrong type of person. I am assuming, hopefully…
Nov 15, 2013
HOLOCAUST, HUBERMAN, ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. AM ISRAEL CHAI
AM ISRAEL CHAI: HOLOCAUST, HUBERMAN AND ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA The clock was turned back one hour. My sleeping pattern had been disrupted by crisscrossing of continents. I woke up at…
Nov 15, 2013
INDIAN PHILOSOPHY TRANSLATED INTO REALITY: THE TRADITIONAL KICKAPOO TRIBE IN ACTION
INDIAN PHILOSOPHY TRANSLATED INTO REALITY: THE CASE OF MEXICAN KIKAPU/KICKAPOO: KICKAPOO TRADITIONAL TRIBE OF TEXAS KTTT Philosophy as a guide to living- an essence of ones contentment, the feeling of…
Nov 15, 2013
VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN: CULTURE AND MODERN MEDICINE
CULTURE, GENETICS, MODERN MEDICINE AND NON COMPLIANT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS Why is this Social Anthropologist writing an article about the scientific aspects of recently popularized Vitamin D? Epidemiologists, those troubadours…
Nov 15, 2013
METABOLIC SYNDROME: THE GOOD THE BAD THE UGLY AND THE DEADLY
METABOLIC SYNDROME A DISEASE IS BORN WHEN YOU CONVERT SOCIAL INEQUALITIES INTO MEDICAL MEASUREMENTS It is interesting to observe the metabolic changes among the Native Americans over a short period…
Nov 15, 2013
HOW TO MEET FRIENDLY PEOPLE? BE VERY FRIENDLY YOURSELF
We always hear, such and such a group are friendly, so and so are friendly, but are we friendly? why is that the same person behaves in a different fashion…
Nov 15, 2013
GRATITUDE: BRING HAPPINESS TO OTHERS. ELIXIR D’AMOUR ON THIS THANKSGIVING DAY 2013
Gratitude, Make someone Happy and Elixir of Love The forecast for this morning was Rain, dreary skies and the pertinent cold of oncoming northern winter. But that was not to…
Nov 15, 2013
JEWS OF MALABAR, CHANUKKIA AMONG THE AMERICAN INDIANS
JEWS OF MALABAR, A MAKE DO MENORAH AND THE CHANUKKIAH LAMP AMONG THE INDIANS This invitation arrived from Cochin, India today: As the Jewish community is dwindling in Malabar, more…
Nov 15, 2013
THRIFTY GENE TO METABOLIC SYNDROME : HOW THE HUNTER GATHERERS BECAME OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE
LOW HDL CHOLESTEROL AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS, HYPERCHOLESTROLEMIA IN JAMAICA AND A CUBAN/AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST In the Medical Literature, there has been a lot of hullabaloo made about the importance of…
Nov 15, 2013
YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ: ASK YOUR DOCTOR WHETHER HE PAYS FOR WHAT HE READS!
YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ Be careful not to become Ignorant! My teacher at University of Miami, Dr Howard Lessner (olav ha shalom) once told me, noting my desire to…
Oct 15, 2013
SEATTLE A Foodie Paradise
SEATTLE, A FOODIE PARADISE Outside of New York City, in the USA, the major cities have regional emphasis on their cuisine, with a smattering of innovative cuisine. If you go…
Oct 15, 2013
CAMEL MILK.. A NATURAL ANTI-DOTE TO DIABETES, OF COURSE IN CONTEXT
CAMEL MILK. A NATURAL ANTI-DOTE TO DIABETES, OF COURSE IN CONTEXT BioMed Central is an extraordinarily wide and comprehensive source of cutting edge research and investigations from around the world.…